§ 460ll-1. — Rattlesnake Wilderness.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460ll-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XCVI--RATTLESNAKE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460ll-1. Rattlesnake Wilderness
(a) Designation of area
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890;
16 U.S.C. 1131), certain lands within the Rattlesnake National
Recreation Area as designated by this subchapter, which comprise
approximately 33,000 acres as generally depicted as the ``Rattlesnake
Wilderness'' on a map entitled ``Rattlesnake National Recreation Area
and Wilderness--Proposed'', and dated October 1, 1980, are hereby
designated as wilderness and shall be known as the Rattlesnake
Wilderness.
(b) Administration
Subject to valid existing rights, the Rattlesnake Wilderness as
designated by this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, hereafter referred to as the Secretary, in accordance with
the provisions of the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] governing
areas designated by that Act as wilderness: Provided, That any reference
in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 96-476, Sec. 2, Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2271.)
References in Text
The Wilderness Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88-577, Sept. 3,
1964, 78 Stat. 890, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter
23 (Sec. 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of
this title and Tables.
The effective date of the Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec.
(b), means Sept. 3, 1964, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-577, which
enacted chapter 23 of this title.
The effective date of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b),
means Oct. 19, 1980, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 96-476, which
enacted this subchapter.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 460ll-3 of this title.
